Anyone want to say if the books are at all good/substantial? That'd be the main reason to join.

 

Contact them and help write some of the books.

 

And thus Encyclopedia Potterianna is born.

 

Benedict Hessberg, waiting for my owl to arrive. Will be Hufflepuff, because [signature]

 

Currently writing an opinion piece for Transfiguration on any loopholes I see in Gamp's Laws of Elemental Transfiguration - and I have to examine the impact that that law has in modern society versus society of the 10th century.

I already finished my assignments for lesson 1 of both Charms and History of Magic, and I've gotta say... I preferred those two. Charms seems like it's going to be a bit of fun, and even has some role playing involved. History of Magic seems pretty cool too, from what I can see - from the titles of the lessons, its going to be going over magical history pretty much all over the world.

One gripe I had with the first Charm's lesson is that it didn't delve much into, well, Charms. Next lesson apparently has the first spell, so I hope it'll talk about more magical theory. Though some parts of the lesson were pretty interesting - specifically why wands are used.

On the bright side, there are only two actually required assignments in Transfiguration, so I don't think I'll feel inclined to do ALL the work. I'll give it my best shot though.

For those interested in the books, I think there's only one official textbook up so far, but there are quite a few books written by students apparently. I haven't found anything particularly interesting, but I haven't really looked - nor do I plan to, honestly.

One thing I will say is that the lessons are actually pretty interesting to read, even if you aren't planning on doing the work. If you have a few moments to check it out, I wouldn't call it a waste of time.

Edit: It should be noted that there are now four books up -
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
From Alterations to Altercations: The Transfigurative Guide by Professor Henrick Darkstorm
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling